Billy Junior Richison, 80, of Jena, departed this life on Friday, March 23, 2018, at the LaSalle General Hospital of Jena. He was born July 3, 1937 to the union of his parents, William Sisro and Julie Virgie Snow Richison. Mr. Richison was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather. He was always working to provide for his family. He was very proud of his military service in the Unted States Navy. On November 20, 1954, he was united in marriage to Georgia Jean Hadley and to this union two children were born. They divorced in 1964. On March 28, 1968, he married Dorothy Jean Wooster Johnson in Rolla, MO. She preceded him in death, September 29, 2017. In 2011, he and Dorothy moved to Jena, with Charlie and Chiquita Thompson, where they resided until their passing. Besides his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Edna Fay Nelson and Ruby Jean Blake; a brother, Bobby Ray; two step-daughters, Sharon Kay Wooster Lirette and Theresa Ann Johnson; and a granddaughter, Sara Sue Johnson. He leaves to mourn his passing a daughter, Chiquita Thompson (Charlie) of Jena; son, Billy Troy Richison (Linda) of Lafayette; son, Kenneth Sterling Johnson (Debi) of MO; daughter, Brenda Parsons of MO; two sisters, Mary Emogene Gann of WA and Anna Rose Miller of ID; brother, Gary Dale of Springfield, MO; grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, aunts, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Missouri.
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